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'''Beurla Reagaird''' ({{IPA-gd|ˈpjɤːrˠl̪ˠə ˈɾɛkərˠtʲ}}; previously also spelled |
'''Beurla Reagaird''' ({{IPA-gd|ˈpjɤːrˠl̪ˠə ˈɾɛkərˠtʲ}}; previously also spelled {{lang|gd|Beurla Reagair}} or {{lang|gd|Beurla-reagaird}}) is a nearly extinct, [[Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic]]-based [[Cant (language)|cant]] used by the [[Scottish Romani and Traveller groups#Indigenous Highland Travellers|indigenous Traveller community]] of the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] of Scotland, formerly often referred to by the disparaging name "[[tinker]]s".<ref>Evans, S. ''Stopping Places – A Gipsy History of South London and Kent'' (1999) Hertfordshire Press {{ISBN|1-902806-30-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_audio.jsp?item_id=85786| title=Beurla-reagaird (Travellers' Gaelic Cant)| publisher=Am Baile| accessdate=7 March 2010| archive-date=23 February 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223050532/http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_audio.jsp?item_id=85786| url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Name== |
==Name== |
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{{lang|gd|Beurla Reagaird}} loosely translates as |
{{lang|gd|Beurla Reagaird}} loosely translates as 'speech of metalworkers' in reference to their traditional occupation of being [[Tinker|traveling tinsmiths]].<ref name="Queen's">{{cite book |last1=Kirk |first1=John M. |author2=Donall P. Ó Baoill |title=Travellers and their Language |date=2002 |publisher=[[Queen's University Belfast]] |isbn=0-85389-832-4 }}</ref> Although {{lang|ga|Beurla}} today refers to the [[English language]], its original meaning is that of 'jargon' (from [[Old Irish]] {{lang|sga|bélre}}, {{lang|sga|bél}} 'mouth' plus the abstract forming [[suffix]] {{lang|sga|-re}}),<ref>{{cite book |last=MacBain |first=Alexander |title=An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language |orig-year=1896 |year=1982 |publisher=Gairm |isbn=0-901771-68-6 }}</ref> with the second element being linked to the word {{lang|ga|eagar}} 'order, array, arrangement' (compare with the [[Irish language|Irish]] {{lang|ga|Béarla na Saor}} 'speech of the smiths').<ref name="Summer">{{cite book |last=Neat |first=Timothy |title=The Summer Walkers: Travelling People and Pearl-fishers in the Highlands of Scotland |orig-year=1996 |year=1997 |isbn=0-86241-576-4 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Beurla Reagaird (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈpjɤːrˠl̪ˠə ˈɾɛkərˠtʲ]; previously also spelled Beurla Reagair or Beurla-reagaird) is a nearly extinct, Scottish Gaelic-based cant used by the indigenous Traveller community of the Highlands of Scotland, formerly often referred to by the disparaging name "tinkers".[1][2]
Name[edit]
Beurla Reagaird loosely translates as 'speech of metalworkers' in reference to their traditional occupation of being traveling tinsmiths.[3] Although Beurla today refers to the English language, its original meaning is that of 'jargon' (from Old Irish bélre, bél 'mouth' plus the abstract forming suffix -re),[4] with the second element being linked to the word eagar 'order, array, arrangement' (compare with the Irish Béarla na Saor 'speech of the smiths').[5]
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References[edit]
- ^ Evans, S. Stopping Places – A Gipsy History of South London and Kent (1999) Hertfordshire Press ISBN 1-902806-30-1
- ^ "Beurla-reagaird (Travellers' Gaelic Cant)". Am Baile. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ Kirk, John M.; Donall P. Ó Baoill (2002). Travellers and their Language. Queen's University Belfast. ISBN 0-85389-832-4.
- ^ MacBain, Alexander (1982) [1896]. An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language. Gairm. ISBN 0-901771-68-6.
- ^ Neat, Timothy (1997) [1996]. The Summer Walkers: Travelling People and Pearl-fishers in the Highlands of Scotland. ISBN 0-86241-576-4.